Association between fatality rate of COVID-19 and selenium deficiency in China
Haiyang Zhang, Anran Zhang, Qing‐Bin Lu, Xiao‐Ai Zhang, Zhijie Zhang, Xiu-Gang Guan +5 more
BMC Infectious Diseases
Abstract
Regional selenium deficiency might be related to an increased CFR of COVID-19. Future studies are needed to explore the associations between selenium status and disease outcome at individual-level.
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selenium deficiency is related to increased CFR of COVID-19
“Regional selenium deficiency might be related to an increased CFR of COVID-19.”
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SeleniumCase fatality rateSelenium deficiencyChinaCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineMicronutrientAnimal science